The 12th Asian-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting (APRIM 2014) will bring together the diverse range of astronomical activity taking place in the Asian-Pacific region. During the meeting for 3.5 day meeting, the latest scientific achievements and technical development from the region will be introduced. The principal disciplines in astronomy being carried out by researchers in this region will be covered. The meeting will also include presentations and discussions to promote regional collaboration with special regard to involvement in global astronomy projects.

Today large astronomical projects are invariably international in nature. This makes collaboration among countries an essential element for involvement in leading-edge astronomical activities. The Asian-Pacific region contains Astronomical Societies of a variety of sizes and activity levels. The more developed Societies in the region may need to encourage and assist the scientific activities of the emerging Societies in this region. On the whole, astronomical activities are growing rapidly in the Asian-Pacific region, and the emerging Societies will be important institutions in the future not only for the facilities they may provide, but also for their human resources. This meeting will provide an opportunity to promote scientific activities as well as friendship among countries in this Asian-Pacific region. Therefore, we will prepare this meeting as a forum to promote regional collaborations and manpower exchanges. Public outreach programs will also be included to promote astronomy for general public. Discussions and presentations on the astronomical education programs in the region will also be an important part of this meeting.

The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) hosts and supports the APRIM 2014 to celebrate its 40th anniversary since it began as the National Observatory of Korea. It is the largest government-funded astronomical institute in Korea. KASI has just completed the construction of the Korean VLBI Network (KVN), consisting of three 21m diameter radio telescopes. This will be operated full scientific mode from 2013. KASI is also actively undertaking a variety of astronomical projects, such as the construction of the Space Laser Ranging system for space geodesic studies and the Gravitational Lensing Telescope project, building 3 telescopes in the southern hemisphere for an exoplanet search. We expect their first results will be available at for the APRIM meeting in 2014. In addition, KASI is involved in the global project, Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), as one of founder members. KASI has been putting great effort into working in close cooperation with institutes and universities from around the Asian-Pacific region.

Outline Program

The program will include 3.5 days of scientific sessions and a 0.5 day conference excursion (Thursday afternoon), a conference banquet (Wednesday evening) and a welcoming reception (Monday evening). There will be 4 plenary sessions and 3-4 parallel sessions from Tuesday to Friday. Two public lectures will also be included.

We list here the major themes for the meeting, together with the topics for presentations within them.

Solar System and Sun-Earth Interactions

Solar Activities and Space Weather Research

Solar Magnetic Field, Neutrinos and Energetic Particles

Solar Planets: Formation and Evolution

Solar Telescopes and Space Weather StationsInterstellar Matter, Star Formation and the Milky Way